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by Ranil Wijayapala

The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) in Trincomalee has confirmed that a sailor who was reported missing on May 13 is under LTTE custody at Koddawan LTTE camp after being arrested a few days ago.

Deputy Chief of the SLMM Hagrup Haukland told the Daily News on Saturday that they have demanded the LTTE to release the sailor immediately after confirmation that he was under LTTE custody.

The LTTE has said that they have arrested the armed sailor while he was in their territory. Sailor I. P. A. K. Dharmadasa attached to Sri Lanka Navy, Horowpotana, was reported missing while on a training exercise at Palampattar, an area 13 kilometres South West of Trincomalee.

He was on his mission armed with his personal weapon - a T56, two T56 magazines and a rifle sling, Defence sources said. The Navy after their failure to trace the whereabouts of the sailor has informed the SLMM Trincomalee which confirmed that the sailor was in LTTE custody.

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